Emergency Responders – School Safety and Security – Association For Learning Environments

Building Design: Technology

Building Design: Technology
• Video Surveillance
• Access Controls
• Gunfire Sensors (ShotSpotter)
• Bullet resistant glazing
• Glass breakage detection
• Mass notification systems
• Intercom systems
• Visitor management systems

Resource Links:
You Better Make These Schools Safe’: As School Starts, Violence Is Top of Mind
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/08/30/you-better-make-these-schools-safe-as.html

Preparedness & Response

Active shooter , Crisis Emergency Response Team , Crisis Exercises and Response , Emergency Responders , School Crisis Prevention , Terrorism , Threat assessment

Technology: Communication Goal

Technology: Communication Goal
• Right Information to the
• Right People at the
• Right Time so they can make the
• Right Decisions and issue the
• Right Communications.

Resource Links:
School safety, Security and Emergency preparedness
https://www.nsba.org/services/school-board-leadership-services/school-safety-and-security

Preparedness & Response

Active shooter , Bullying Prevention , Crisis Emergency Response Team , Emergency Responders , Immediate Response Team , Reunification Policy , School Crisis Prevention , Terrorism , Threat assessment

Technology: Avoiding Risks

Technology: Avoiding Risks
• Overlapping and unconnected tools, data streams, interfaces, and teams can slow any organization’s response to a critical event when minutes count. Enabling fast communication among key participants can help bring about a more integrated response to emergencies.

Resource Links:
You Better Make These Schools Safe’: As School Starts, Violence Is Top of Mind
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/08/30/you-better-make-these-schools-safe-as.html

Preparedness & Response

Active shooter , Crisis Emergency Response Team , Emergency Responders , Immediate Response Team , School Crisis Prevention , Terrorism , Threat assessment

Policy: Student Policies

Policy: Student Policies
• School level-

Working to be inclusive of all others
Awareness of security breaches
Taking shelter in place
Classroom and school evacuations – cooperating with first responders

Resource Links:
School Safety & Crisis
http://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources/school-safety-and-crisis

Preparedness & Response

Active shooter , Crisis Emergency Response Team , Crisis Exercises and Response , Emergency Responders , Immediate Response Team , Reunification Policy , School Crisis Prevention , Terrorism , Threat assessment

Policy: Student Policies

Policy: Student Policies
• District level-

Training staff on the use of physical security measures/systems provided in each school
Addressing bullying among staff and students –“Rachel’s Challenge” and “Sandy Hook Promise” programs are examples
Training with local law enforcement officials on various disaster scenarios

Resource Links:
Threat Assessment: Predicting and Preventing School Violence
http://www.naspcenter.org/factsheets/threatassess_fs.html

Here’s How To Prevent The Next School Shooting, Experts Say
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/03/07/590877717/experts-say-here-s-how-to-prevent-the-next-school-shooting

Preparedness & Response

Active shooter , Crisis Emergency Response Team , Crisis Exercises and Response , Emergency Responders , Immediate Response Team , Threat assessment